Yacht Club, Biloxi, Mississippi

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Description

This black and white postcard features a two story building on stilts out on the water. The building has a cupola in the front and each floor has a balcony and railings. The roof also has a covered deck with railing. A sailboat is on the water to the right of the building. The title in the bottom center is in red and reads "Yacht Club, Biloxi, Miss." An inscription is written along the top sky portion of the image. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for address placement. A green one cent postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Biloxi, Mississippi, July 1, 1907. The card is addressed to Miss Florence Burns in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Dear Florence:-I have waited quite a long time for a postal, a letter, or some kind of news from you, but have finally concluded that I must ow you a postal. Please pardon my long delay and write soon to your friend, Paula. With much love to all I am P. Debat

Publication Date

2739

Publisher

Suter and Suter

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Yacht clubs; Biloxi, MS

Geographic Location

Biloxi, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS-837_Postcard_Yacht-Club-Biloxi-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 2: Biloxi Subcollection

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University